I am preparing for a pH test on June 1 and I stopped Nexium and all other reflux related meds. Since it never helped all that much, I did not have so muc problems stopping nexium cold turkey in terms of reflux. But I did develop diarrhea the same day and it's been going on for 3 days.

Now, it's not severe and I am able to function but I was wondering if anybody had the same experience and how they resolved it.

Hi Kefalo,Like Joy, I've never experienced that symptom after going off a PPI. Everyone is different, though...who knows? It's probably unrelated, but the only way you'll know is to repeat the experiment after you're on it again!Good luck with the test.Denise

I am new here and have posted in a couple other forums to try to get some answers. I am getting desperate.

I quit nexium cold turkey after being on it 8 years due to gallbladder removal. Been off it 2 weeks and have had bad diarrhea and stomach rumbling ever since with everymeal. Practically living on immodium.

Would like to know how long I should expect this diarrhea to last and I really don't want to go back on the nexium since I am already 2 weeks post medicine. Surely this will go away soon.

Yeah I have tried it. Drank almost a whole bottle (big bottle) in one day and that was why I switched to immodium because it wasn't helping but I have also started taking Dexilant when I went off nexium and I just read that diarrhea is the most common side effect of it plus I have been itching all over for days and that is a sign of an allergic reaction to dexilant so I have quit that med but only been on it 2 weeks so I hope when it gets out of my system the diarrhea will go away too.

Just wish I knew how long it will take to know if it is out of my system so I will know if that is the cause of my problems or if I need to look elsewhere but it seems awfully coincidental that my symptoms started as soon as I stopped nexium and started dexilant

I stopped taking Nexium last Wednesday and within 24 hours I had diarrhea. I tried pepto bismol for the first 24 hours with little success. Finally took Immodium AD this morning and hoping that it takes care of it.

i realize these posts are a few years ago, but can anyone tell me how you were able to clear up your problem with diarrhea after stopping Nexium? I stopped a month ago and having the same problem. No fun at all. I hope someone can share some advice. Thank you

TLC11, I just joined this forum today but it was helpful just to know others were having this problem too. I stopped Nexium cold turkey (for an endoscopy) and within a week was having significant problems with diarrhea. I'm still in the middle of it, so I wish I had some advice, but I don't. How long did this last for you? What did you do to treat it? Thanks, and certainly hope you're better by now!

I am in the same boat, it will be 2 weeks for me on Friday I have stopped Nexium cold turkey and been having on and off diarrhea. Hoping it just resolves itself. Would like to hear some more comments. I have also cut out sugar almost completely from my diet and also on low carbs so not sure if that has anything to do with it either.

I found that Nexium gives me constipation in general. I stopped taking it for about three months and I was finally able to go to the bathroom again. However, I had to go back on it because I could no longer take the the pain. I recently had a fundoplication in hopes to kick it forever.